Signaling device for vehicles.



'E III. I.' MILLER. EIGIIIALIIIIG DEVICE EUR VEHICLES.

APPLIcAT'IoII EILED- EEB, 2I. 1914.

- Patented Apr. 27, 1915.

.IILWIEIIUI I nl MIETON'TIM I LLIZ citizen of ,the United States, residing 'at Angeles, in the county of Los-,Angelesland Mirronjr. Minnen, orfiiosf-ivennns, -caniiioniviaf Lier-,oro

Specification of IettersPaten't. -f

" frat-eared apr.' ai', ioia" pplication filed February. 21,v 19.14;"i Serial N i ToMui/mattmay concerne.` l f Beit lnown'that l, MILTON T; MILLER',

State'of California, have invented certain neu' and useful Improvements in'Signaling. Devices for Vehicles, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates mobilesl and similar vvehicles whereby `the operator inaygivea visual signal of'his intentions to the operator of another vehicle', Withregard to vthejdirectionof subsequent movement .of the vehicle.

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The invention has for a further object to produce a reflector of improved construction whereby the .light lraysxfrom each series of lamp bulbs is concentrated uponlarportion of the stencil plate, saidreflector and all 'of the lamp bulbs being bodily I "einovable from the lamp box or case.

The invention vhas for another obj-ect to produce a signaling deviceofy thenbove character which is simple and inexpensive in its constructiomwreliable,` efficient yand durable in practical operation,l and in which the several illuminati-ng lamp bulbs are capable of being easily and quicklyreplaced when necessary.

With the above and other objects in' vieiv as' will become apparent as the description .i proceeds, the invention consists in vcertain constructions, combinations and arrangements of the parts that I shall hereinafter' fully describe and claim.

For a full-understanding of the invention, reference is to `be'had tothe following de scription and accompanying drawings, in Whichl Figure l is a front -elevation of the lamp box constituting a part of the device, certain of the parts being illustrated in dotted' lines.

Fig'. 2 is a section .taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. l.' Fig. 3 is avsection taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. l. Figl is" an elevation of the Los* \ designates the outer to signaling devices vand more' particularly toa device which is' Aparticularly designed for useV upon autoplurality ljof lvided with a Aco'ntaet point n the threaded .plug for engagement With one with each/of the Words. means may be employed for mounting thev insulating base board upon `which the re- "Hector and lamp bulbs lare mounted.

Referringin ldetail to the drawings, 5

box oi' case vof the lamp. The upper and `lower walls of this case are provided with longitudinally extending guides' indicated'at 6, to receiretlie'edges of 'l arubyglassf7y and av stencil plate 8. vvThis plateV hasI the lletters of the Words Right Left Slow and Stop cutv therein.

The glass and the stencil plateare inserted into the Vguide iva-ys 6 through a slotl providedin' one of theend'wallsof the case.

'-nVVithin vthe box a reflector isv removably arranged.` Thisreflector is constructcdfroin a sheet metal 'plate l0 which is bent to forni p deepv narrow vcompartinentsv 11.` f The endsol' these compartments are, closedfby;the'plates 12, which are soldered to the 'ends'.of the coiri'partmentwalls, said .'pl'ates being provided with attachingianges vbe permanently 13 whereby the reflector may securedlby means of suitable screws upon a base'of insulating material indicated at 14.'

The base of each of the compartments l1 is pro-rided with a series of circular openings l5 to'laccommodate the lamp bulbsf`l6,said

bulbs Vbeing provided with the usual plugs for engagementin 'the threaded sockets 17 arranged in the insulating base 14. Upon the back of the insulating base 14 aplui'ality of longitudinally extendingmetal conduct ing strips-1S are secured, said stripsrcorre` sponding -in number with the number of compartments. in the reflector wherein the ea I light bulbs are arranged. Each bulb' is pro. l

at the end of of the inet'all conductingl strips. ".An'additional metal oonductingstrip 1'9 issecured .to and' vconnects each series of. the threaded sockets'l'? in which gaged. y. i

Then the-colored glass plate and the stenc il plate' are arranged in position in the.

lanip box, the'outer edges ofthe Walls of the compartments 11 provided in the reflector contact with the stencil sheet between the letters therein sothat one series or row of lamp bulbs will be. located directly in line lamp box upon'the bodyof the vehicle. The box is preferably arranged at the rear of the vehicle at one side thereof, but it will of course be understood .that an, additional Any approved' the lamp `bulbs areenioo lamp box maybe larranged atv the forwardI i end of the vehicle body.

From the foregoing description, taken in f .connection with the accompanying draw-A ingsthe construction, manner of operation,` and'several advantages of my invention w1ll be clearly and fully understood.

v v -The device may bereadily applied to mo-l tor vehicles of the several types now in genand the stencil plate above referred to is not an essential feature of theinvention, as the lamp box may be"cons`tructe`d in various Ways to admit of the easy7 and' quick inserltion and removalofsaid members. It is also to be borne in mindthat whileI have above described the present preferred construction. combination and arrangement of parts, the invention is susceptible of many modifications therein and I therefore reserve the privilege of resorting to all suchlegitieach of the compartments and mountedY .45

mate changes as may be fairly embodied within the. spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

-What is claimed is:

1. In a signallamp the combination with a lamp box or case, lof a reflector having a series of channel shaped compartments, an

insulatingbase, plates secured upon said base and closing the ends of said compart ments, a series of lamp bulbs arranged in upon said base, a glass plate mounted in said case in 'front of the reflector, `and a sign .plate arranged between said glass plate and the compartments of the reflector and having portions of the indicia thereon in front of the respective compartments.

2. In a signaling lamp the combination with a lamp box or case, of a reflector hav` ing a series of narrow longitudinal compartments, a base upon which said reflector 1s permanently)7 secured, a series of lamp bulbs arranged in each of the compartments, the

base wall of the compartment having openings therein to receive the plugs of the lamp bulbs, threaded sockets in the base alining with said openings to receive the plugs of said lamp bulbs, said reflector and the insulating -base being removable as a unit from said case, a glass plate mounted in the lamp .case in front of the reflector, and a sign plate arranged between said glass plate and the compartments of thc reflector and having portions ofthe indicia thereon in front of the respective compartments.

vv3. In a signal lamp the combination with a lamp boxor case, of a reflector provided with a series-of narrow longitudinal compart'ments, `an insulating base, plates permanently secured upon said base and to the body of the reflector to close the ends of said compartments, a series of lamp bulbsarranged in each o f the compartments and.

mounted on said base, said reflector and insulating'base being removable as a unit from the c ase,'a glass plate removably mounted.

in thecase in front of saidreflector, and a sign plate arranged between said glass plate and the compartments-of the re ector and having portionsv of tha-indicia thereon in front of the respective compartments.

"4. In a vsignal lamp the combination with a lamp box or case, of a reflector including a body provided with a plurality of longitudinal compartments, the base wall of each compartment having a plurality of openings therein, an .insulating base', plates permanently secured upon said base .and to the body of the reflector to close the endsof saidc'ompartments, aseries of electric light ,bulbs in each of the compartments having plugs extending through the openings in the wall thereof and removably -mounted on said base, said reflector and-the base being bodily removable'from the lamp case, a colored glass 'pla-te removably mounted in the case in frontv of said reflector, and a sign plate mounted in the case between the glass plate and the open side of said compartments-and having portions ofthe indicia roo thereon and disposed in front of the respec- -tive compartments.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses. MILTON T. MILLER.

Witnesses Trios. F. Bucxnn, CHARLES' Courson' 

